Kristine Noel Sheaffer
Minerals Information commodity specialists collect and analyze information on production, trade, and consumption of minerals from raw material through refining to finished products. Mineral commodity specialists can answer questions on these aspects of a mineral commodity.
Professional Experience
Physical Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA (2019-Present)
Health Physicist, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (2017-2019)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX (2014-2016)
Education and Certifications
M.S., Geology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX (2016)
B.S., Geology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX (2013)
Affiliations and Memberships*
Society of Economic Geologists (2021- present)
Science and Products
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Historical statistics
2025 Critical Minerals List
Science and Products
Mineral commodity summaries 2025 Mineral commodity summaries 2025
Mineral commodity summaries 2024 Mineral commodity summaries 2024
Mineral commodity summaries 2023 Mineral commodity summaries 2023
Mineral commodity summaries 2022 Mineral commodity summaries 2022
Mineral commodity summaries 2021 Mineral commodity summaries 2021
Mineral commodity summaries 2020 Mineral commodity summaries 2020
Historical statistics
2025 Critical Minerals List
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government